Debra Winger

She has been married to actors Timothy Hutton and Arliss Howard. In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest people in British comedy. Other films include Made in Heaven, Everybody Wins, The Sheltering Sky, Leap of Faith, Black Widow, Wilder Napalm and A Dangerous Woman. She was awarded the OBE in 1997. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Terms of Endearment in 1984 and Best Actress for Shadowlands in 1993. She has starred in several series of her own, including:. In 1982 she starred opposite Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. They have two children, Grace and Henry.

She got her first starring role in Urban Cowboy in 1980, opposite John Travolta. Wood married magician Geoffrey Durham in March 1980, but they separated in October 2002. Her first acting role was as Princess Diana's younger sister Drusilla (Wonder Girl) in the Wonder Woman television series. Her sitcom Dinnerladies in particualar is often regarded along with The Royle Family as one of the prime example of dialogue-based TV comedy, shows in which the focus is more on discussion between characters than story or action, though Dinnerladies episodes usually did have a strong storyline also. With time on her hands to think about her life, she decided that, if she recovered, she would move to California and become an actress. Wood is often regarded as among the top sitcom writers in Britain due to her understanding of British culture and high command of the English language. After returning to the United States, she was involved in an automobile accident which left her temporarily paralyzed and blind in one eye. Her first play, Talent (1978) won her an award for Most Promising New Writer, and she has since won many awards for her light entertainment performances.

Born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, she spent several years in Israel, and served in the Israeli Armed Forces. Wood was born in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and studied drama at the University of Birmingham, beginning her show business career during her time as an undergraduate. Her first big break was as a novelty act on the BBC's consumer affairs programme, That's Life in 1976. Debra Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. She has written and starred in sketches, plays and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own composition, which she accompanies on piano. Victoria Wood (born May 19, 1953) is a British comedienne, actress, singer and writer. Dinnerladies (sitcom) (1999).

A television film, Pat and Margaret starring Wood and Julie Walters as long-lost sisters with very different lifestyles. Victoria Wood As Seen On Television (1984). Wood and Walters (1981) (with Julie Walters).